South African born American Hanco Germishuys played in Major League Rugby between 2018-2023. He represented the Austin Elite (2018), the Glendale Raptors (2019), Rugby United New York (2020-2021), the LA Giltinis (2022) and the Houston SaberCats (2023).

Born in the Northern Cape of South Africa, Germishuys moves to Omaha, Nebraska in 2004 with his father. He played rugby through high school and captained the USA U18 side at the Youth Olympics, having played for the U18 side since he was 14, and played with the U20s in both 2015 & 2016, also being named a high-school All-American for 4 years. In 2016 he competed in the short lived PRO rugby competition (the spritual predecessor to MLR), representing the Denver Stampede before winning a USA Club Rugby Division 1 National Championship with the Austin Huns in 2017. Germishuys earned his full international debut as Eagle #489 against Brazil in February 2016 and has earned 29 test caps to date including representing the USA at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Germishuys remained in Austin for the inaugural MLR season in 2018, representing the Austin Elite and scoring 6 tries in 6 games as well as gaining over 500m as a forward. Since his entry into MLR, Germishuys has represented 5 different teams over 6 seasons, gaining over 500m in 4 separate seasons and earning 46 appearances in total (39 starts) including a season-high of 13 for New York in 2021. He scored a PB of 8 tries for the LA Giltinis in 2022, finishing among the top 10 for tries scored. For the 2023 season he joined the South African-heavy Houston SaberCats where he scored 1 try in 7 games (5 starts), and seems to have quietly retired following the season.

achievements

• T-7th in MLR Try Scoring: 2022 (8)